Introduction to Global Health

by Kathryn H. Jacobsen

Introduction to Global Health is a comprehensive look at today’s most critical global health concerns and the actions that people around the world are taking to solve public health problems and to promote health and wellbeing. The Fourth Edition of Introduction to Global Health maintains the clarity and ease of use of the prior edition, while featuring a greater emphasis on the specific interventions that are being implemented to promote longer, healthier lives worldwide and prevent disease, disability, and early death in countries of all income levels. Every chapter balances material about pandemics, climate change, and other emerging threats to global public health with evidence of how global health interventions are enabling progress toward achieving health equity.

Genres: Nonfiction

611 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 5, 2007

Reviews

[Aja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not great, but the best intro to global health text that I have found. I think my disappointment comes from the lack of controversy or advocacy that I found discussed, but I guess for it's purpose it's probably great. I just ended up supplementing. For the students the benefits are that it is quite easy to read and much cheaper than other options.

[Iqa Chan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well written, suitable for elementary level.
Author use simple and easy terms, also easy to understand the concepts for each chapter.
Recommended for those who wants to know current issues in global health.

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

A requirement for my Introduction to Global Health class. I enjoyed most of the readings but sometimes the charts and data tables didn't seem clear/were hard to read.